Craft Ideas: Indian Flag Fan | Hands on Art & Craft - Class 1 PDF Download

Material Required

1. Colored craft papers – saffron, white and green – OR your free prinable (click on the big red button below)
2. Scissors
3. Craft glue
4. Popsicle sticks
5. Clear tape

Directions to be followed

1. Print and cut out the flag patterns from the template. The template includes 2 flag patterns without the 24 spoke wheel and 1 flag pattern with the wheel.
2. Cut out the extra white parts from both sides of the 2 flag patterns without the 24 spoke wheel. Keep the extra part of the flag with the wheel.
   
3. Apply glue along the extra parts of the flag with the 24 spoke wheel.
4. Attach the 2 other flag patterns with the glued parts; 1 on each side. Make sure to match and align the colors of all 3 patterns. Now we have a long piece of the flag pattern.
   
5. Start to create small and even accordion folds on the glued patterns. Create the folds along the width.
6. Continue to create the folds until reaching the other end of the pattern.
   
7. Take the accordion folded paper and squeeze the green side to gather all the folds together.
8. Take a small piece of clear tape and wrap it tightly around the gathered folds to keep the joint secured.
9. Cut off extra part of the clear tape to level it with the folded paper if required.
10. Place the pattern prepared in the previous step on a flat surface and collect 2 popsicle sticks.
11. Take any one of the popsicle sticks and apply glue on both sides of the stick. Do not apply glue on the entire stick, only along half of its length.
12. Place the glued popsicle stick inside any one of the creases of the 2 sides.
13. Press the 2 sides of the crease to join them with the glued popsicle stick.
14. Similarly glue another popsicle stick on the other end of the accordion folded pattern.
15. Allow the glue to dry entirely. Give it a few minutes.
16. Once the glue is dried bring the 2 popsicle sticks adjacent and join them. Use glue or cleare tape to join the sticks together.
    
17. And done! Just remember to create small, even and neat accordion folds.